Fatal Accident at a Shipyard in Goseong, Gyeongnam: Two Workers Killed by 100t Structure Collapse

Firefighters are waiting for the structure to be lifted by a crane at the accident site for rescue.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

At around 8:44 a.m. on the 9th, two workers were crushed to death by a ship structure at a shipyard in Donghae-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province.

According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, a shipyard employee was lifting a ship structure (block) about 1.5 meters high with a crane and leveling it when the structure fell down, crushing two workers.

The weight of the structure was estimated to be over 100 tons.

The dispatched fire authorities rescued a man in his 40s, Korean national Mr. A, and a man in his 30s of Cambodian nationality, Mr. B, who were trapped under the structure using their own crane, but both were found deceased.

The police and fire authorities plan to investigate the exact cause of the accident and whether safety regulations were violated by questioning those involved at the scene.